Whip-socket



Patented Nov. I, |898.

No. s|3,4o2.

' c. c. wALLAcE.

WHIP SOCKET.

(Application. led Aug. 18, 1898.)

(N0 Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES C. WALLACE,.OF ONEONTA, NEW YORK.

WHIP-SOCKET.

SPECIFCATIO forming part of Letters Patent No.613,402, dated November 1,1898. vApplication filed August 18, 1898. Serial No. 688,889.- (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may oon/cern:

Be it known thatLCHnRLEs O. WALLACE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oneonta,in the county of Otsego and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Whip-Sockets, of whichthe following is a full,clear, and exact description, such as willenable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in whip-sockets. It has for itsobject the provision of means for securing an inscriptionbearing plateor card toa whip-socket.

It also has for its object the provision of means whereby thewhip-socket can be secured to the dashboard of a vehicle.

The invention consists in the novel construction, combination, andarrangement of parts, such as will be hereinafter fully described,pointed out in the appended claims, and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings. y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation showing, awhip-socket embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view showingthe edges of the clip. Fig. 3 is a sectional view onthe line 3 3 ofFig. 1. Fig. 4 is a transverse vertical section.

A In the drawings like reference characters designate correspondingparts.

The device consists, essentially,of the tube 1 and the clip 2. The tubeis adapted to carry a whip and the clip serves to secure to the tube aninscription-bearing plate or card, and it also serves to secure thedevice to the dashboard of a vehicle. The tube is formed of sheet metalbent to the required shape. On its lower end is secured the perforatedbottom 3. The latter serves to hold a whip in the socket, and by reasonof the perforation extraneous matter introduced into the tube is allowedtov escape.-

In the wall of the tube, near its upper end, an annular rib 4 is formed.A hood 5 surrounds, the tube and has its upper edge 6 turned inwardlytocontact with the rib 4. The upper edge 6 is soldered to the annular rib,and the hood is therebyheld in place. In the hood a recess 7 is formedfor a purpose to be explained farther on.

,screw-threaded openings 10.

The clip 2 has for the main part a cylindrical formation and surroundsthe tube 1. It is formed of sheet metal suitably shaped. The edges ofthe metal are turned to form flanges 8. In one of the flanges are theper forations 9 and in the other {iange are the Through the perforations9 screws 1l pass and engage with the screw-threaded openings 10. Bymeans of these screws the clip is clamped around the tube and therebysecured in place. When the clip is in place on the tube, the upper endof the same projects beneath the hood 5 and the upper ends of theflanges 8 register with the recess 7 The hood serves to prevent moisturefrom passing downward between the upper end of the clip and the tube.The registration of the lianges with the recess 7 serves to hold theclip and the tube in their proper relative positions. Upward movement ofthe tube inthe clip is prevented by the projection 12 of the bottom 3. Adownward movement of the tube is prevented by the hood.

A considerable part of the clip 2 is cut away to form the opening 14.Back of this open ing and between the clip and the tube is a sheet ofcelluloid 15. Any other suitable transparent substance will serve thepurpose. Interposed between the sheet of celluloid and the tube is theinscription card or plate 16. The latter may have placed thereon anydesired inscription.

. In the upper end of the tube 1 is mounted a rubber collar 17. Thelatter prevents the whip from rattling in the socket.

The whip-socket is secured in place by securing between the flanges 8the edge of a dashboard, such as 18;. The screws 1l, pass'- ing throughthe anges and the dashboard, firmly hold the whip-socket in place.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat- 1. In a whip-socket, the combination of a tube, a cliphaving an opening surrounding said tube, means for securing said clip inplace on said tube, a transparent sheet interposed between said clip andsaid tube and over said opening, and an inscription-card insertedbetween said sheet and said tube.

2. In a whip-socket, the combinationof a tube, a hood mounted on saidtube, a clip having an opening surrounding said tube and projecting intosaid hood, means for securing said clip in place on said tube, atransparent sheet interposed between said clip and said tube and oversaid opening, and an inscription-card inserted between said sheet andsaid tube.

3. In a whip-socket, the combination of a tube having an annular ribformed in the same near an end, a recessed hood surrounding said tubeand having an inwardly-projecting flange secured to said rib, a cliphaving an opening therein surrounding said tube and projecting into saidhood, iianges pro- CHARLES C. \VALLACE.

Witnesses:

REUBEN REYNOLDS, R. WESLEY MILLER.

